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Line Worker Scholarships

Morgan County Rural Electric is proud to offer Line Worker Scholarships to assist individuals in establishing a career in the power industry.

This year, MCREA awarded two $7,500 scholarships for line work school the following fall. Qualified applicants must reside in our service territory, which includes Morgan County and portions of Logan, Weld, Adams, and Washington counties. Accredited line worker school tuition and fees start at about $3,800, which will allow the scholarship winner to use the remaining funds for living and/or working expenses.

An electrical line worker performs many different tasks, including climbing poles or operating aerial lift devices to work on overhead lines 25 to 200 feet above the ground, erecting substations, or digging trenches to string underground electric cable.

MCREA estimates that an Apprentice Line Worker can typically expect a starting wage of $15 to $18 per hour, with a Journeyman earning anywhere from $26 to $32 per hour. Typically, line workers also receive medical insurance, a pension plan, life insurance, and a retirement savings plan.

Alan Mason

$7,500 MCREA Line Worker Scholarship - Alan Mason, Fort Morgan 

Mason graduated from Fort Morgan High School this past May and plans to attend lineworker school at Grand Junction’s Mesa State College in August.   Mason worked part time at Morgan County REA for two summers, which he said contributed greatly to his interest in becoming a lineman.  Mason says he may eventually wish to pursue a career as an electrical engineer.  His parents are Michael and Donna Mason from Fort Morgan.

Shawn Anderson

$7,500 MCREA Line Worker Scholarship - Shawn Anderson, Fort Morgan

Anderson will be attending lineworker school at Northwest Lineman College near Boise, Idaho at the end of August.  A 2005 graduate of Fort Morgan High School, Anderson has attended Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.  In addition to attending college, Anderson has worked in construction and as a wireless internet technician.  His parents are Pete and Karen Anderson from Fort Morgan.

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